diff --git a/meta-google/recipes-phosphor/images/obmc-phosphor-image.bbappend b/meta-google/recipes-phosphor/images/obmc-phosphor-image.bbappend
index d8054c3..e01b3a6 100644
--- a/meta-google/recipes-phosphor/images/obmc-phosphor-image.bbappend
+++ b/meta-google/recipes-phosphor/images/obmc-phosphor-image.bbappend
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 OBMC_IMAGE_EXTRA_INSTALL_append = " phosphor-ipmi-ethstats"
 OBMC_IMAGE_EXTRA_INSTALL_append = " phosphor-ipmi-flash"
 
+# Google BMC (gBMC) specific installs
 OBMC_IMAGE_EXTRA_INSTALL_append_gbmc = " iproute2 iproute2-ss"
 OBMC_IMAGE_EXTRA_INSTALL_append_gbmc = " gbmc-systemd-config"
 OBMC_IMAGE_EXTRA_INSTALL_append_gbmc = " gbmc-iperf3"
@@ -13,3 +14,8 @@
   '${@"" if not d.getVar("GBMC_NCSI_IF_NAME") else " gbmc-ncsi-config"}'
 OBMC_IMAGE_EXTRA_INSTALL_append_gbmc = \
   '${@"" if not d.getVar("GBMC_MAC_EEPROM_OF_NAME") else " gbmc-mac-config"}'
+
+# Include these useful utilities for all gbmc platforms
+OBMC_IMAGE_EXTRA_INSTALL_append_gbmc = " ipmitool"
+OBMC_IMAGE_EXTRA_INSTALL_append_gbmc = " iotools"
+OBMC_IMAGE_EXTRA_INSTALL_append_gbmc = " lrzsz"